Raúl Rocha, president and co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, has reportedly been charged with alleged involvement in drug, arms and fuel trafficking between Guatemala and Mexico.
According to a report by Reforma, Mexico’s Attorney General (FGR) believes Rocha is an alleged leader of a criminal group that smuggles fuel along the Usumacinta River and transports it by truck to Querétaro.
On August 6, an official from Mexico’s Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office requested an arrest warrant for Rocha, who is also Guatemala’s consul in Mexico.
Investigators say they raided several properties and found records showing Rocha financed the network, including a payment of 2.1 million pesos.
The warrant reviewed by Reforma alleges that the group has government contacts at every level to help move military-grade fuel, drugs and weapons.
Federal sources told Reforma that Rocha approached authorities in October for a plea deal in exchange for information.
The revelations surfaced just days after the Miss Universe 2025 pageant was thrown into turmoil, with judges abruptly halting due to a public confrontation between a contestant and a pageant administrator and multiple allegations of scoring irregularities.
Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch subsequently won the pageant.
